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Russia: Bail refusal for Chechen prisoner of conscience is latest affront to justice as unfair trial looms

Responding to the news that a court in Chechnya has refused to release human rights defender Oyub Titiev on bail,...

Women across Europe failed by outdated rape legislation

Most European countries still do not recognize in law that sex without consent is rape, Amnesty International said on the...

Pakistan: Peshawar bombing shows utter contempt for human life

Responding to the suicide bomb attack on a crowded marketplace in Pakistan’s northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has left...

Bahrain: Widespread pre-election clampdown on political opposition and activists

Ahead of the Bahraini parliamentary election on 24 November, Amnesty International is gravely concerned over the widespread suppression of the...

South Africa: Ruling against mining company a victory for marginalized communities across the country

In response to the North Gauteng High Court’s ruling that the government cannot issue a license for proposed titanium mining...

Zambia: Anti-corruption activist facing trumped-up charges must not be jailed

A Zambian human rights activist is facing jail simply for accusing the country’s judiciary of corruption, Amnesty International said today....

Mexico: Amnesty International’s Secretary General calls on president-elect to avoid further militarization of the country

Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, has addressed Mexican president elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in response to his recent...

Trinidad and Tobago: Authorities have no justification for failure to respect international obligations over asylum

The Trinidad and Tobago authorities must stop criminalizing the peaceful protest of migrants and refugees and find human rights-based solutions...

DRC: Human rights concerns persist as electoral campaigns kick-off

Election campaigning will take place in a hostile political environment that leaves little room for people to freely and safely...

Maldives: Lahiru Madhushanka released

Responding to the news that Lahiru Madhushanka, a Sri Lankan driver who has endured more than three years behind bars...

UAE: Life Sentence for PhD Student is ‘Terrible News’

British national Matthew Hedges convicted of ‘spying’ in relation to his academic study ‘This is clearly an unsound conviction’ –...

Singapore: Government must end harassment of online news platform targeted over critical article

A news editor facing a criminal investigation over an article that criticized the Singapore government is the latest victim of...

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